HCPA to host PFAS Reporting Webinar on 1/10 & 1/24

December 29, 2023

The Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) will host a two-part webinar series to provide attendees with the tools to determine legal and regulatory reporting requirements and perform due diligence to be compliant with the PFAS …

Steel packaging exceeds EU 2025 recycling rate target

December 28, 2023

New, independently verified figures published by the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) show that steel packaging has already met its new EU recycling rate target for 2025, four years ahead of …

ACI reports U.S. must remove “bottleneck” to sustainable chemistry

December 27, 2023

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has shared feedback with a White House panel addressing Government Sustainable Chemistry Policy. According to comments submitted by ACI, the U.S. Government is failing to meet its requirements to review …

CleanPak Joins UK Recycling Initiative

December 26, 2023

CleanPak has joined the UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative. Spearheaded by Alupro, the aluminum packaging recycling organization, the program was founded to raise awareness of and increase aerosol recycling in the UK. Part of Hull-based environmental services …

Unilever to acquire haircare brand K18

Unilever has signed an agreement to acquire the premium biotech haircare brand K18.  K18’s range of six products help to identify and address the causes of hair damage. Its first novel molecule–K18Peptide–mimics the human keratin structure to …

NEST New York scents Fifth Avenue for the holidays

December 22, 2023

The Fifth Avenue Association tapped NEST New York, the fragrance lifestyle brand, to create a magical mood for shoppers this holiday season by scenting the world-famous stretch of Fifth Avenue between 46th and 61st Streets …

Samurai 2K Aerosol selected for Forbes Asia Under a Billion List

December 21, 2023

Samurai 2K Aerosol Limited, aerosol solution specialist and manufacturer of automotive aerosol paints based in Singapore, has been included on the list of best 200 companies in Forbes Asia’s annual “Best Under a Billion Dollars …

Mauser Packaging to acquire Taenza

December 18, 2023

Mauser Packaging Solutions has announced that through its subsidiary, BWAY Corp., the company will acquire Taenza, a Mexico-based manufacturer of tin-steel aerosol cans, general line cans, sanitary cans and steel pails. The acquisition is expected to …

Oz-UK announces new low-GWP manufacturing line

December 17, 2023

Oz-UK — a contract research organization based in Chippenham, UK, dedicated to providing pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) and liquid aerosol research and development —has installed a new low-GWP (global warming potential) manufacturing line. The …

NYSCC announces 2024 Executive Board

December 15, 2023

The New York Society of Cosmetics Chemists (NYSCC), the largest chapter of the SCC, has announced its 2024 Executive Board. The new Board was officially inducted during the NYSCC Supports Education Night on Dec. 12 …